Nihonia maxima
Nihonia maxima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.[1][2]
| Nihonia maxima | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Cochlespiridae |
| Genus: | Nihonia |
| Species: | N. maxima |
| Binomial name | |
| Nihonia maxima Sysoev, 1997 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 128 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Eastern Indonesia.
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References
- Nihonia maxima Sysoev, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 August 2011.
- P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
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